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Who Rules the World?

Reframings

By:
Noam Chomsky

Narrated by:
Brian Jones

Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
69

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
64

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
62

Internationally renowned political commentator Noam Chomsky examines America's pursuit and exercise of power in a post-9/11 world. Noam Chomsky is the world's foremost intellectual activist. Over the last half century, no one has done more to question the great global powers who govern our lives, forensically scrutinizing policies and actions, calling our politicians, institutions and media to account. The culmination of years of work,
Who Rules the World? is Chomsky's definitive intellectual investigation into the major issues of our times.

eye opening

brilliant and terrifying

Overall

3 out of 5 stars

Performance

4 out of 5 stars

Story

2 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 09-12-2016

Another almost unbelievable insite into US power. Another must read. Low star rating only due to the lack of a logical progress through the book, it is not clearly structured or segmented to allow easy listening.

The Picture of Dorian Gray

By:
Oscar Wilde

Narrated by:
Simon Vance

Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
47

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
43

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
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Dorian Gray, a handsome and narcissistic young man, lives thoughtlessly for his own pleasure. One day, after having his portrait painted, Dorian makes a frivolous Faustian wish: that he should always remain as young and beautiful as he is in that painting, while the portrait grows old in his stead.

The wish comes true, and Dorian soon finds that none of his wicked actions have visible consequences. Realizing that he will appear fresh and unspoiled no matter what kind of life he lives, Dorian becomes increasingly corrupt. Only the portrait grows degenerate and ugly, a powerful symbol of Dorian's internal ruin.

Enjoyable first experience of Wilde

Enjoyable philosophical novel, master of words, very well read by Robert Vance. Has definitely given me a thirst for more Oscar Wilde.

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How to Make Gravy

By:
Paul Kelly

Narrated by:
Paul Kelly

Length: 16 hrs and 23 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
53

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
48

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
48

Paul Kelly is a uniquely gifted storyteller, and here, using his lyrics as starting points, he reads stories of his life and his songs, including "Before Too Long", "To Her Door", "Leaps And Bounds", "Don't Start Me Talking", "Dumb Things", "From Little Things Big Things Grow" and "How to Make Gravy". Mirroring the structure of his legendary A to Z shows - where he performs around a hundred of his songs alphabetically over four nights - Kelly describes the highs and lows of performing, the art of songwriting, being on the road with the band, tales of his childhood, family, friends and fellow musicians.

not bad

poet and storytelling afficonado

A must read memoir/collection of stories, have to hear it from the mouth of the author

The Fault in Our Stars

By:
John Green

Narrated by:
Kate Rudd

Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
291

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
258

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
259

Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel’s story is about to be completely rewritten. Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw,
The Fault in Our Stars is award-winning-author John Green’s most ambitious and heartbreaking work yet, brilliantly exploring the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love.

Clever, heart warming, real.

beautiful honest story

I wish I had read this book as a teen, I would have been in love with it.

Reckoning

A Memoir

By:
Magda Szubanski

Narrated by:
Magda Szubanski

Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
954

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
880

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
876

Heartbreaking, joyous, traumatic, intimate and revelatory,
Reckoning is the book where Magda Szubanski, one of Australia’s most beloved performers, tells her story. In this extraordinary memoir, Magda describes her journey of self-discovery from a suburban childhood, haunted by the demons of her father’s espionage activities in wartime Poland and by her secret awareness of her sexuality, to the complex dramas of adulthood and her need to find out the truth about herself and her family.